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New AI Tool Accelerates Hearing Research with Unprecedented 3D Views of Sensory Cells

Scientists have developed a 3D, AI-based tool for viewing hearing cells. To understand hearing damage from noise and aging, and develop new treatments, scientists need detailed images of hair cells. The new VASCilia tool uses deep learning to accelerate sensory cell image processing and analysis.

New Research Connects Heart Attacks to Brain, Nervous and Immune Systems

UC San Diego scientists have uncovered a transformative new understanding of heart attacks. The research, which connects the heart, brain and nervous and immune systems, shows that blocking key signals can lead to new treatments for heart attacks and minimize their resulting damage.

Scripps Scientists in Antarctica Studying Retreating Glaciers, Cancer-Fighting Microbes and More

Scientists from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the Scripps Polar Center are at the bottom of the world conducting field research in Antarctica this season.

From Wish to Reality — The Gene Therapy Initiative at UC San Diego

A young patient’s wish sparks a decades long partnership that leads UC San Diego to pioneer life changing gene therapies, transforming cystinosis care and advancing treatments for many diseases.

The Shock of a Lifetime: A Conversation with UC San Diego’s Newest Nobel Laureate Alumnus

Ahead of the Nobel Prize Award ceremony on Dec. 10, biochemistry and cell biology graduate Fred Ramsdell discusses his time at UC San Diego, his Nobel Prize-winning research in immunology and the consequences of federal funding threats to American science.

UC San Diego Launches New AI Initiative for Earth and Ocean Science

The GAIA Initiative kickoff event brought together research groups throughout UC San Diego that are already leveraging AI to accelerate their projects. Organizers said the goal was to "harness UC San Diego’s world-class Earth science and AI expertise to transform how we understand the planet.”

5 Ways UC San Diego Is Transforming Alzheimer’s Research and Care

UC San Diego’s Alzheimer’s program integrates early detection, breakthrough therapies, long‑term studies, a one‑stop multidisciplinary clinic, and a workforce‑training pipeline, advancing research, care, and community outreach to confront the growing dementia crisis.

Genetic Study Links Impulsive Decision Making to a Wide Range of Health and Psychiatric Risks

University of California San Diego has identified 11 genetic regions linked to delay discounting — the tendency to prefer smaller, immediate rewards over larger, delayed ones — shedding new light on how impulsive decision-making relates to both mental and physical health.

Science Today for a Healthier Tomorrow

In a series of videos, graduate students and researchers in biochemistry professor Alexis Komor's lab share what they're working on and the importance of federal funding.

California Beach Widths Show Resilience

Two new studies from researchers at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography provide encouraging news about California's beaches at both local and statewide scales.

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